A lot of people don't think much about what land surveyors do. In a nutshell, we are the interpreters and providers of landmarks and records that directly impact real property.

I was attracted to the direct connection with history that land surveyors experience in the form of plans, field notes, and from surveying monuments from decades or even centuries in the past.

Legal land surveyors are few and far between and can find themselves in demand.

It's easy to be hard on ourselves, but the important thing is to turn a mistake into a learning experience.

I've met very few professional land surveyors who regret their career path, and even fewer, who are out of work, even during economic slowdowns.

Professional land surveyors take on a lot of responsibility, and should be compensated appropriately.

This is the worst thing about waiting for someone. You have to look good all the time because they could turn up at any minute and see you before you've seen them

Conversation can be a learning experience for everyone. I never hesitate to reach out when I'm in over my head, and I'll never hesitate to return the favor.

I'm lucky enough to split my time between the field and the office. Some land surveyors in larger outfits can work mostly from behind a desk, managing many field crews at once.

When I got my commission, other land surveyors told me to ask for advice from my peers when I was struggling with something.

In general, salary for land surveyors is often similar to that of a professional engineer or lawyer - surveyors are often "comfortable" but not "wealthy."

So I can’t explain why, for the next twenty minutes, I stand at the window quietly willing him with my mind to come inside and erase the distance between us.

We often live next to monsters unawares.

The true measure of a man is how he behaves when death is close.

Women can succeed in villages all over the world today without relying on heavy machinery or debt. They can take leadership roles in agriculture, eliminating hunger and inequity.

Photography is a powerful medium of persuasion and propaganda. It has that ring of truth when all the time, in artful hands, it can make any statement the manipulator chooses.

Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.

When there are no conflicts In you, between material wealth and spiritual life, you have found yourself.

I am a citizen of the world, and also a citizen of Ukraine.

I think it is all a matter of love.